monic                package:polynom                R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     Convert a polynomial to monic form by dividing by the leading
     coefficient.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     monic(p)

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

       p: A polynomial.  A warning is issued if the polynomial is
          identically zero.

_D_e_t_a_i_l_s:

     Similar in effect to 'p/as.numeric(p[length(p)])' but with some
     safeguards against leading zero coefficients.

_V_a_l_u_e:

     A polynomial proportional to 'p' with leading coefficient 1.

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o:

     'change.origin'

